Cornett escaped from the Whitley County Jail Friday with another inmate, James Fields.

Fields was caught hours after the escape but Cornett eluded police for five days.

Cornett has been transported back to Whitley County.

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A Breathitt county woman faces murder charges after a summer crash that left three people dead.

Billie Caudill was arraigned in court Wednesday where she pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and driving under the influence.

The crash happened near the Perry-Breathitt county line on July 3.

Officials say 30-year-old Billie Caudill was driving under the influence when she crossed the center line and hit a truck head on.

70 year-old William Belcher and his wife, Lillie, also died in the crash along with Caudill's husband Danny.

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Forty-three percent of the households in Letcher County will be affected by a decrease in monthly food stamps benefits that begins Friday, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).

Of 9,300 households in Letcher County, 4,038 are enrolled in the Federal SNAP program, according to information from CHFS and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The long-term change in benefits will depend on household size, income and expenses according to the cabinet.